Michael Robinson

[Steve1956]

Former Liverpool player passes away RIP

[Tribesmen]

Just reading about it now .
Skin Cancer since 2018 .
Ex Preston , Man City , Brighton and others .
Lived in Spain for many years after he gave up playing and played for Ireland .

[Claretitus]

Wow, sad sad news. RIP Michael. Well respected journalist in Spain, always came across as a nice guy.

[tiger76]

RIP Michael fitting that his last game covered was at Anfield,and involved a Spanish team,and what a game to end on.

[ClaretTony]

Really sad news

[Quicknick]

Very sad news, indeed. He learned Spanish and was fluent enough to be a TV presenter. Some achievement that. I remember him playing at TM for PNE in a friendly in the mid-70s. RIP Michael.

[ashtonlongsider]

Such sad news in such sad times. He was a good footballer and went on to become a greatly respected journalist and sports presenter, especially in Spain. RIP Michael Robinson.

[Silkyskills1]

Remember him playing in the FA Cup Final in '83 against Man Utd. for Brighton. They should have won that game too and the glaring 'miss' near the end became immortalised in the fanzine title.'And Smith must score'.

[Vino blanco]

He was indeed a tv presenter on football here in Spain for many years. He was particularly liked by the Spanish tv viewers because he would translate English colloquialisms directly into Spanish, which always sound quirky but amusing to the Spanish. For example, he would say things like "my mother could have scored that chance", which is simply not a Spanish phrase but was loved by the Spanish. RIP Michael

[Quicknick]

Vino, I heard he was very popular because of the way he spoke Spanish when I was passing through Spain once.

[brunlea99]

Remember him playing in the FA Cup Final in '83 against Man Utd. for Brighton. They should have won that game too and the glaring 'miss' near the end became immortalised in the fanzine title.'And Smith must score'.

That was Gordon Smith.

[Vino blanco]

You're right, quicknick, my Spaniah friends over here used to use "Robinsonisms" when talking about football. He was very popular.

[Woodleyclaret]

Very sad
I was great he carved out a career in football journalism
Especially in Spain where he was greatly respected
RIP

[Cajun]

Sorry to hear this, played at schoolboys level with him in Blackpool (and George Berry) so was always interested in his career. He has a very good reputation in the Spanish media and was apparently even working for the Liverpool/Atletico game just before the shutdown.